and last updated 2021-02-15 14:43:35-05
As of 9 a.m. Monday, Mayor-President Josh Guillory s stay-at-home order remains in place.
You can read the entire order here, but it pertains to all municipalities in the parish, and prohibits anyone from occupying, using, standing, sitting, traveling, or being present in any public place, including for the purposes of travel, with the following exceptions:
All law enforcement, fire, paramedics, or other medical personnel, essential services, restoration and repair personnel, as well as any other first responders or emergency response personnel authorized by Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government.
Credentialed news media.
Individuals traveling to seek exempt care
Pillars of Acadiana: Purvis and Mary Morrison
and last updated 2021-02-09 22:41:18-05
Meet Purvis Morrison. He was born and raised in Scott, Louisiana. He comes from a family with deep roots in the area.
Attending school during desegregation was difficult for him to understand because Morrison was raised not to see a person s skin color, which meant he was able to look beyond that and see the character and heart of that person. My dad had a saying. He always would tell me as a young boy growing up, he would tell me, Check yourself. I don t want to hear what somebody else said, what somebody else did, explained Purvis. I want you to tell me what you did.
Lafayette Consolidated Government Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey
Public input needed to plan and respond to natural disasters
Posted: Feb 5, 2021 2:41 PM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
Lafayette, LA – Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) needs input from residents across Lafayette Parish to help update its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan must be updated every five years to maintain eligibility to receive federal funding for drainage projects, storm shelters, and other projects. Mitigation includes long-term solutions to reduce or eliminate the impact on people and property from future natural disasters.
Residents are asked to participate in updating the plan by answering survey questions about public perceptions, opinions, and concerns about natural hazards in Lafayette Parish. “Input from residents will help us identify concerns in their neighborhoods which helps the parish to be better prepared and quicker to recover from natural hazards like flooding, hurricanes and tornad
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BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Daniel Thornhill, P.E., has been promoted to Office Manager for the firm s Baton Rouge, Louisiana, office. In his new role, Mr. Thornhill will focus on creating new business opportunities and providing operational management, staff management and project oversight for the office. Daniel joined Michael Baker last year as Department Manager – Transportation, a continuation of his 24-year career of delivering numerous transportation projects in Louisiana and surrounding regions, said Juan Contreras, P.E., Senior Vice President and Gulf Coast Regional Director at Michael Baker International. In his new role, he will bring an energetic and balanced approach to client engagement, strategic business development, team leadership and project execution to solidify our position in Louisian
UL Lafayette create Accelerate Northside program to help spur economic recovery
MGN Online
and last updated 2021-02-02 12:59:28-05
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and community business leaders are coordinating the Accelerate Northside program to help spur COVID-19-related economic recovery.
UL Lafayetteâs Louisiana Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Black Chamber of Commerce will lead the 12-week initiative.
The entities are enlisting volunteer businesspersons who will provide consulting and mentoring to owners of small businesses and people interested in starting a business on the north side of Lafayette.
Accelerate Northside is part of an 18-month initiative that the LEED Center will coordinate to help bolster economic development in several regions of Acadiana, including rural areas. The center supports small businesses, entrepreneurs and economic development agencies in Louisiana.